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We make everyday choices and hardly give it a thought. What clothes to wear, food to eat, taxi to take – mundane task that don’t require much brain power. We don’t think about it because they have become a natural part of our lives. We have done these simple tasks for such a long time that we can carry on doing them without giving much ado.  It’s now become a part of our lives. And that is fine. With each passing day and as you master the chores of your life, there is a tendency to lose the thrill, to dissolve the anticipation of what another day brings and just carry on living. When 80% of what you do in your day life has become a routine how do you keep the thrill of living, the joy of change and the anticipation of the unknown tomorrow?   ‘Be thankful’   One of the ways I have found really helpful is keeping a grateful heart. To look at everything in your life, every day, and be grateful for the many gifts you have. I have found that being thankful help...

Appreciation is something we all desire but rarely give, and just like money it really does open a lot of doors.  Think about it: every time you give little children something and they come back to say thank you, you are more inclined to give them more, right? It’s the same principle for adults too: you give people something, they come back to say thanks, and you want to give them something else at another time. And it’s the same principle with heaven: when God does something for you and you come back to say thanks, he opens the door for more good things to happen to you.  In the Bible there is a story about how Jesus healed ten lepers and one leper came back to say thanks. It is recorded that Jesus asked about the other nine who didn’t come back to say thanks and blessed the last one that did. In the end, the last leper not only got his healing; he got restored to perfect health. (Luke 17:11-19)

                          Praise the LORD! Praise God in his Temple! Praise his strength in heaven! Praise him for the mighty things he has done. Praise his supreme greatness. Praise him with trumpets. Praise him with harps and lyres. Praise him with drums and dancing. Praise him with harps and flutes. Praise him with cymbals. Praise him with loud cymbals. Praise the LORD, all living creatures! Praise the LORD! Psalm 150 (GNB) Merry Christmas everyone! I’m so excited to write this special season’s edition. I love Christmas simply because I get to kick back, relax and spend valuable time with my family after a very demanding year. It’s one of the times I truly enjoy—when I get to reflect on how my days, weeks and months have been and to reflect on what I have done well and what I have not done well. Lessons I learned, mistakes I made and the disasters I managed to avoid. As the year gradually roll...

When you look back on your life and all the moments you’ve had When you take account of all the days you’ve lived and times had When you sit back and truly reflect on what has been and what could have You will discover a pattern of favor undeserved, luck unmerited and mercy unexplainable If you truly allow yourself to reflect on all the doors that opened and gifts you received Then you will truly understand God’s love for you and the length he would go to show you how much he cares.   At every turn in my life, every road and every season When it seemed my cards where played and the game was up When I thought I had come to the end of it all, A light was turned on and a new pathway revealed An idea was birth that ignited a new flame and passion A moment was shared that changed my life forever   In all my years, God has proved again and again that his love was beyond compare He has kept his word and surpassed my imaginations So here I stand yet...